i want to say: ever since i got my ipod i downloaded 1 new song every day.
i translated it as : desde que compre mi ipod yo descargar 1 nuevo canto todos los dias
i think my translation is wrong so could you check it

Also i wanted to say: since i started school i became fascinated with reading and i read every day before bed.

(Original post by Quick-use)
Probably makes no difference, but would it not be more correct to say a mí me fascina leer instead of me fascina leer?

In the sentence I provided the "a mi" could not be inserted before the "me fascina" as it sounds extremely odd and unnatural. It could be placed at the beginning of the sentence though if it were to be reversed:

(Original post by Plantagenet Crown)
In the sentence I provided the "a mi" could not be inserted before the "me fascina" as it sounds extremely odd and unnatural. It could be placed at the beginning of the sentence though if it were to be reversed:

"A mi me fascina leer, sobre todo desde que he empezado el colegio.."

Ah, because the subject has been established already at the beginning of 'Desde que he empezado', right? If the subject changed mid-sentence, should you insert 'a' to notify a change of subject?

Like: Desde que he empezado el colegio, me fascina leer pero a mi amigo le gusta ver la televisión. I know the sentence makes no sense contextually and is odd (only one I could think of), but would it still still make sense if I took away 'a' and simply said 'Desde que he empezado el colegio, me fascina leer pero mi amigo le gusta ver la televisión'?

(Original post by Quick-use)
Ah, because the subject has been established already at the beginning of 'Desde que he empezado', right? If the subject changed mid-sentence, should you insert 'a' to notify a change of subject?

Like: Desde que he empezado el colegio, me fascina leer pero a mi amigo le gusta ver la televisión. I know the sentence makes no sense contextually and is odd (only one I could think of), but would it still still make sense if I took away 'a' and simply said 'Desde que he empezado el colegio, me fascina leer pero mi amigo le gusta ver la televisión'?

Yes, that's correct, leaving out the "a" in this particular example would be grammatically incorrect. However, the "a" in this case is intrinsically linked to the verb "gustar", for which in most cases the "a" must be present.

If I were to change the verb "gustar" to "disfrutar" (enjoy) then the "a" would have to disappear.